US EditionOff-duty cop shoots suspect allegedly trying to rob her husband at Penn Station
The 32-year-old suspect with multiple prior arrests was shot by the off-duty officer and is expected to recover, police said.
- On Wednesday night, an off‑duty NYPD officer allegedly shot a man inside Pennsylvania Station after a 7:05 p.m. 911 call reporting a robbery attempt, police said.
- The officer and her husband were reportedly targeted in an attempted robbery near the Long Island Rail Road platform between tracks 18 and 19 by a 32‑year‑old man with five prior arrests.
- Sources say the officer's handgun struck the 32-year-old suspected robber in the arm and abdomen, and emergency medical responders rushed him to Bellevue Hospital where he is stable.
- NYPD investigators, with MTA help, opened a probe, video showed a large police presence, authorities warned people to avoid the area and canceled two LIRR trains.
- Penn Station, the busiest U.S. intercity railroad hub, serves roughly 600,000 passengers daily and faces a planned $7 billion reconstruction federal takeover announced in April.
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Man shot by off-duty NYPD cop during robbery attempt at Penn Station
NEW YORK — An off-duty New York City police officer shot and wounded a man in Manhattan’s Penn Station, the country’s busiest rail hub, during a chaotic confrontation that began aboard a stopped rush hour train, according to police and surveillance footage.
Off-duty cop shoots suspect allegedly trying to rob her husband at Penn Station
Law enforcement officials say a couple, a husband and wife, were boarding an LIRR train between tracks 18 and 19 around 7 p.m., when the suspect tried to rob the husband, an off-duty officer.
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Off-duty officer shoots man inside NYC's busy Penn Station, police say
An off-duty police officer shot and wounded a man at Penn Station, New York City's busiest train station
Off-duty officer shoots, wounds man inside New York City's busy Penn Station, police say
New York Police are investigating after an off-duty officer shot and wounded a man inside Pennsylvania Station, the main intercity railroad station in New York City and the busiest station in the U.S.
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Off-duty officer shoots and wounds man inside New York City's busy Penn Station, police say
New York Police are investigating after an off-duty officer shot and wounded a man inside Pennsylvania Station, the main intercity railroad station in New York City and the busiest station in the U.S.
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